Paradise Valley Unified District

Paradise Valley Unified District includes 41 schools—27 elementary, 6 middle, 5 high, and 3 alternative—serving students across elementary through high school and in alternative settings. Across the schools with numeric results, average all-grades proficiency was 51% in ELA and 48% in math, compared with 41% and 33% statewide. But scores varied widely: school results spanned 71 percentage points in ELA and 75 points in math. The most important finding for families is that district-wide averages conceal sharply different results from school to school.

Desert Trails Elementary School leads the supplied all-grades results, with 81% proficient in ELA and 87% in math—40 and 54 points above state figures—and SchoolDigger ranks it 10th of 900 Arizona elementary schools. Fireside Elementary School (77% ELA, 82% math) and Sky Crossing Elementary School (79% in both subjects) also stand out, each ranked in SchoolDigger’s 97th–98th percentile. At the other end, Greenway Middle School has 21% ELA and 12% math, and ranks in the 7th percentile. Among high schools, Pinnacle High School leads with 59% ELA, 62% math, and a 96% graduation rate; North Canyon High School is lower at 30% ELA, 18% math, and 83% graduation.

SchoolDigger ranking percentiles show slight overall improvement: among 37 schools with comparable rankings, the average rose 1 point from 2023–24 to 2025–26, with 19 schools rising and 11 falling. Mountain Trail Middle School gained 14 percentile points, while Campo Bello Elementary School fell 17. Enrollment and staffing ratios do not reliably predict scores: Desert Trails and Palomino Primary School each enroll 590 students, yet their ELA results are 81% and 14%, respectively. Rank changes reflect relative standing, not changes in test scores, and the supplied income fields are blank.